I know you are all inundated with all of the Bracketology, and the office pools, and Jay Bilas and Digger Phelps and all...
But come on. These kids are going to be playing their hearts out, and most not for money at all. In the face of all of the NFL Free Agency insanity, and the Barry Bonds idiocy (good article on it from Scoop http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=jackson/060314 ), this is collegiate sports at its finest. David and Goliath. Dickie V being the most welcome loud-mouthed asshole ever. ITS TOURNEY TIME!!!!
― Big Loud Mountain Ape (Big Loud Mountain Ape), Thursday, 16 March 2006 15:56 (twenty years ago)
I failed to get in my yahoo picks on time, so I will post here what I picked elsewhere for pointing and laughing
Round 2 - Duke, NC-Wil, Syracuse, LSU, West Virginia, Iowa, Cal, Texas, Memphis, Arkansas, Pitt, Kansas, San Diego, Gonzaga, Alabama, UCLA, UConn, UAB, Utah St, Illinois, Mich St, NC, Wichita St, Tennessee, Villanova, Wisconsin, Nevada, BC, Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Florida, Gtown, Ohio St
16 - Duke, LSU, WV, Texas, Arkansas, Pitt, Gonzaga, UCLA, UConn, Illinois, NC, Wichita St, Villanova, BC, Florida, Gtown
8 - Duke, LSU, WV, Tex, Pitt, UCLA, Conn, NC, Vill, Fla
4 - Duke, UCLA, NC, Vill
2 - Duke, Vill
1 - Vill
(at the last minute I regret Arkansas over Memphis. also, I didn't have the courage but my sleeper final four pick is LSU.)
― gabbneb (gabbneb), Thursday, 16 March 2006 17:34 (twenty years ago)
LOS ANGELES -- Police evacuated Cox Arena on the campus of San Diego State on Thursday, hours before a first-round NCAA Tournament basketball game, after a bomb-sniffing dog signaled a potential problem at a hot dog stand.
The building was cleared while police tried to determine if there was an explosive device in the hot dog stand, assistant vice president for marketing and communications Jack Beresford told Reuters.
He said it was not immediately clear how many people were inside the building at the time but that the teams had not yet arrived.
ESPN's Jay Bilas reported that Marquette was on its bus at the hotel and had not been cleared to come to the arena. Tip-off between the Golden Eagles and Alabama is scheduled at 2:40 p.m. ET.
ESPN.com's Wayne Drehs reported the games will be delayed at least two hours.
"A bomb-sniffing dog noticed something in a hot dog cart," Beresford said. "They got a hit on something that was in the cart itself."
Later games include UCLA vs. Belmont at 4:55 p.m. ET, Illinois vs. Air Force at 7:25 p.m. ET and Washington vs. Utah State at 9:45 p.m. ET.
― teeny (teeny), Thursday, 16 March 2006 19:13 (twenty years ago)